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noun
- 1. a ghost: "a dread of specters and witches affected every aspect of daily life"
The meaning of SPECTER is a visible disembodied spirit : ghost. How to use specter in a sentence.
Specter definition: a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.. See examples of SPECTER used in a sentence.
(also spectre) us / ˈspek·tər / Add to word list. something that causes fear or worry: The specter of inflation concerns many voters. The familiar specter of adversity continues to accompany him. A specter is also a ghost (= the spirit of a dead person that can be seen).
the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future: The awful specter of civil war looms over the country. Drought and war have raised the specter of food shortages for up to 24 million African people. [ C ] literary. a ghost.
A specter means a ghostly apparition, a ghost itself, or simply an idea that people find frightening. You can give yourself nightmares if you listen to too many stories about ghostly specters appearing in dark windows.
spec•ter. (ˈspɛk tər) n. 1. a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition. 2. some object or source of terror or dread: the specter of disease. Also, esp. Brit., spectre.
noun. specters. A ghost; apparition. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A haunting or disturbing image or prospect. The terrible specter of nuclear war. American Heritage. Any object of fear or dread.
SPECTER meaning: 1 : a ghost or spirit of a dead person; 2 : something bad that might happen in the future.
1. a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition. 2. some object or source of terror or dread. the specter of disease or famine. Also (esp. Brit.): spectre SYNONYMS 1. shade. See ghost. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
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